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Rutherford County

Rutherford County’s Newest Court Will Tackle Environmental Issues

By Jay Shah

June 5, 2018

  Listen Rutherford County is opening a special court, starting this week, to streamline how the county deals with environmental issues. Six departments will refer their citations to the court, including Fire and Rescue, Building Codes, Animal Control, Solid Waste, Engineering and Emergency Management.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: environment, Rutherford County

MTSU Trains Teachers On How To Guide Students During Solar Eclipse

By Emily Siner

August 11, 2017

Listen Unlike in Davidson County, schools in Rutherford will be in session on Monday, Aug. 21. So MTSU is helping teachers in Murfreesboro and surrounding areas prepare their students for the total solar eclipse.  The university’s astronomy department has created lesson plans for K-12 teachers. One lesson has students model the distances between the earth, […]

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: MTSU, Rutherford County

Theft Ring Even Stole Rutherford County Mayor’s $12,000 Mower

By Blake Farmer

October 25, 2013

Rutherford County detectives have broken up what they consider a lawn mower theft ring.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Ernest Burgess, Rutherford County, Sheriff Robert Arnold

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